Red Crescent supports construction of GRSC office complex
The Iran Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has committed $150,000 to the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) to continue the construction of the GRCS’s two-storey multi-purpose office complex.
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The office, when completed, will accommodate all the departments, units and members of staff, as well as the logistics and materials used in training emergency response and first aid instructors and first aiders.
It will also have a well-equipped resource centre to support its research staff, students and the public.
The construction of the office complex stalled due to lack of funds.
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Addressing the gathering at a ceremony in Accra, the President of the GRCS, Dr Michael Agyekum Addo, said the relationship between the two societies dates back to 1989.
During the period, he said, the two national societies had shared experiences and that had benefited the GRCS, as it received a lot of technical and material support from the IRCS.
He said the IRCS had specifically helped the GRCS to conduct medical outreaches in many vulnerable communities and also provided medicines and doctors who provided consultancy services.
“The IRCS has also borne the cost of medical treatment of the staff and volunteers of the GRCS at the Iran Clinic in Accra,” he said.
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Dr Agyekum lauded the continued support from the IRCS to the GRCS and pledged to expand the scope of cooperation and strengthen the relationship between them.
We will continue to support
Cutting the tape to mark the resumption of work on the office complex, the Head of the IRCS, Mr Mohammed Farhadi, expressed satisfaction with the relationship between the two organisations.
He said the IRCS would continue to provide support for the GRCS in order to achieve the ultimate goal of providing services for humanity.
He was optimistic that the completion of the office complex would also expand the operations of the GRCS for it to be able to extend a hand of support to other organisations when the need arose.